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Campbell v. Pennsylvania School Boards Association

Petition for certiorari denied on June 28, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-1294 3rd Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: (1) Whether state actors, acting under color of state law, are entitled to claim petitioning immunity from liability for a First Amendment retaliation claim brought under 42 U.S.C. 1983; and (2) if such immunity exists, whether a showing that a state actor"s civil lawsuit was (a) objectively baseless, and (b) filed for the purpose and with the intent of chilling First Amendment-protected speech and petitioning activities is sufficient to overcome any petitioning immunity claimed by the state actor.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/15/2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 16, 2021)
03/23/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 16, 2021 to May 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
03/24/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 17, 2021.
04/15/2021Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed.
05/17/2021Brief of respondents Pennsylvania School Boards Association, et al. in opposition filed.
05/28/2021Reply of petitioners Simon Campbell, et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/01/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
06/21/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
06/28/2021Petition DENIED.